It Can't Happen HereSinclair Lewis
It Can't Happen Here
by Sinclair Lewis
3.720 ratings on Open Library376 pagesFirst published 1935Standalone
It Can't Happen Here is a semi-satirical American political novel published in 1935. It's Plot centers around newspaperman Doremus Jessup's struggle against the fascist regime of America' new president, Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip. Windripis elected on a platform promising to restore prosperity and $5,000 a year for all citizens. Once in office, however, he becomes a dictator, among other things, putting his enemies in concentration camps.
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